Victoria Jackson implies Obama is the anti-Christ…
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bob-03913111 — 16 years ago(June 21, 2009 06:15 AM)
I have said all along that [some] verses are in essence self-evident in their meaning while others aren't.
What inviolable heuristic tool do you use that makes this so clear and how can major theologians become as astute as (you think) you are? Because many of them today and throughout history are not nearly as certain as you are.
By that, what I mean, is that the Holy Spirit isn't really necessary to interpret the meaning of [some] verses
Oh, so this "heuristic tool" is the Holy Spirit, is it? The Holy Spirit comes to you but bypasses Bishop Spong?
There is no spiritual discernment required to comprehend the meaning of that verse because it is self explanatory.
The Bible is literature and like any other form of literature, only makes sense in context. The FACT that the Gospels and books of the NT differ in so many respects means that it needs a whole lot of interpretation in context. And even then it doesn't make too much sense.
He is a pastor, while they are entertainers
As news pundits, they have no moral responsibility? Tell the truth. What they say simply doesn't offend you, and that, my devout Christian friend, makes your worldview morally repugnant to any truly decent human being.
He is supposedly charged with teaching and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ which is a message of love and inclusion
It's also a message of hellfire and damnation, isn't it? The way I see it, his "Wright-eous indignation" fits right in with what most preachers do, including even the conservative whitey-white-faces you so admire.
And don't even try to say he doesn't do that because even Obama eventually denounced him and separated himself from him due to his hate speech
How naive. Wright's speech was manipulated by the far right and played over and over again to the point that Wright became a political liability for Obama.
Come to think of it, McCain had a little trouble with a preacher named Hagee, from whom he had to distance himself for political reasons. Got something to say about Hagee? Does he offend you too? Why or why not?
That's wise of you to concede on those points.
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sweiland75 — 16 years ago(September 06, 2009 04:43 PM)
What percentage of people who voted for Obama were black?
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whitese7en — 16 years ago(January 12, 2010 08:41 PM)
Your continuing to follow me around imdb, is in a word, pathetic. I do however wear it as a badge of honor, so continue if you must.
I'm on other blogs too. Would you like me to give those to you as well?
I am under different names however. Would you as well like a list of those?
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whitese7en — 16 years ago(February 16, 2010 01:50 AM)
What inviolable heuristic tool do you use that makes this so clear and how can major theologians become as astute as (you think) you are? Because many of them today and throughout history are not nearly as certain as you are.
By that, what I mean, is that the Holy Spirit isn't really necessary to interpret the meaning of [some] verses
Oh, so this "heuristic tool" is the Holy Spirit, is it? The Holy Spirit comes to you but bypasses Bishop Spong?
Based on Bishop Spong's beliefs, I would have to sadly say, yes. I don't believe, based solely on his theology, that he is indwelt with the same Holy Spirit that I am indwelt with.
There is no spiritual discernment required to comprehend the meaning of that verse because it is self explanatory.
Tb68he Bible is literature and like any other form of literature, only makes sense in context. The FACT that the Gospels and books of the NT differ in so many respects means that it needs a whole lot of interpretation in context. And even then it doesn't make too much sense.
I'm sure it doesn't make sense to you and those like you. As I've said many times, many of its truths are not to be discerned by the lost.
He is a pastor, while they are entertainers
As news pundits, they have no moral responsibility? Tell the truth. What they say simply doesn't offend you, and that, my devout Christian friend, makes your worldview morally repugnant to any truly decent human being.
Also, as I have said many times before, their political statements are not from behind a pulpit in the role of a pastor.
He is supposedly charged with teaching and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ which is a message of love and inclusion
It's also a message of hellfire and damnation, isn't it? The way I see it, his "Wright-eous indignation" fits right in with what most preachers do, including even the conservative whitey-white-faces you so admire.
Yes, it absolutely is a message of "hellfire and damnation", no question about that. Are you familiar with Tony Evans or Harry Jackson? No? Well, they're black pastors whom I listen to on my ipod while working out. For the record, I don't give a rat's ass what a pastor's race is, as long as his theology is sound. I also listen to Michael Youssef and Ravi Zacharias, neither of which are "whitey-white-faces", at least not technically. Btw, I also have twice voted for black men over white men, and one of the black men was even running for President. What do you have to say about that Mr Knowitall??
And don't even try to say he doesn't do that because even Obama eventually denounced him and separated himself from him due to his hate speech
How naive. Wright's speech was manipulated by the far right and played over and over again to the point that Wright became a political liability for Obama.
The fact is, Obama denounced him for his divisive and inflammatory speech, period. So, either he truly was divisive and inflammatory or, Obama was lying and/or wrong to denounce him. Which is it?
LOL!! It was Bush's fault wasn't it. I bet that sneaky SOB was under the pulpit pointing a gun Rev Wright's crotch telling him to make those statements, wasn't he?
Come to think of it, McCain had a little trouble with a preacher named Hagee, from whom he had to distance himself for political reasons. Got something to say about Hagee? Does he offend you16d0 too? Why or why not?
No, Hagee doesn't offend me in the least, but, then again, neither does Wright.
I've never been a fan of John Hagee, for this reason, he isn't on my ipod. However, then again, I've never been a fan of John McCain either, nor did I vote for him in the primary. The only reason I voted for him in the general election, is because he wasn't the other guy. For the record, that was the first time and most likely the last time I will ever vote for John McCain.
That's wise of you to concede on those points.
Honey, I'm just warming up. Wait till you read what I have to say about your ridiculous post on the Oprah Winfrey board.
LOL!! I'm shaking in my shoes.
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whitese7en — 16 years ago(February 16, 2010 12:47 AM)
Good, we're making progress. In the past you did argue that the scriptures were all self-evident to those who have faith.
No, that is not what I said. They're not "self"-evident to those with faith, they're Holy Spirit-evident to those with faith. One does need the Holy Spirit to interpret some verses, while others, are very easily discerned by the lost. In other words, some verses are "self"-evident(meaning the Holy Spirit isn't required to discern its truth, whereas other verses hidden truths, are only discerned by believers, those who are indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
So the millions of Christians around the world and throughout history who interpret scripture differently are devoid of common sense? How unfortunate for them.
No, not necessarily, but at the same time, they also aren't necessarily indwelt by the Holy Spirit either. Just because one calls him or herself a Christian, it doesn't mean they are a Christian. This is why Jesus admonished His followers to judge men by the fruit they bear.
he has a right to say that.
That's not what we're discussing and you know it. Why is it so easy for you to call Wright a "hate speech" provocateur but not Ann Coulter and Michael Savage? Why is it so easy for you to observe that Wright "causes dissension" but so difficult for you to recognize that Ann Coulter and Michael Savage, with their exponentially bigger "megaphones," have caused far more dissension?
I never said he didn't have a "right" to say that, because he very much does, thanks to the Constitution of the United States of America. But, just because someone has a right to say something, that doesn't mean what they are saying, is proper.
Again, as I have stated ad nauseum, they, Ann Coulter, Michael Savage and the like, are entertainers, they are not pastors. They make the statements they do, no matter how distasteful they may be to some, before TV cameras and radio microphones. They do not make their political statements from behind a pulpit in the role of a pastor.
The rest of your post provides the usual slim pickings, so I'll end here.
Wise course of action on your part.
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falcon2484 — 15 years ago(November 02, 2010 05:34 PM)
First off, the Antichrist is a totally fictional character, like Captain Hook, Hannibal Lecter and Newman from "Seinfeld." He's the equivalent of the Boogeyman; the same way parents use the threat of the Boogeyman to scare their children into behaving, religious leaders use the Antichrist to scare their gullible sheep into acting (and voting) a certain way. Fools who believe in the Antichrist can attribute his "traits" to just about anybody. For Christ's sake, I once heard one nutbag on the radio say that JFK was the Antichrist; that he survived the head wound, was recuperating on a Greek island, and was soon going to come back as the director of FEMA to take over America and cause the Apocalypse.
Tell me six things about yourself, and I can link
you
to the Antichrist, very easily. "Based on
my interpretation
of the scriptures," I'll say, "your personality
resembles
that of the Antichrist." How can you argue with that?
Second of all, the one "God damn America" quote that Hannity and the other Fox Noise hosts were so in love with during the '08 election really doesn't seem to me to be so dissimilar to Jerry Falwell saying (referring to the 9/11 terrorist attacks): "I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. I point the finger in their face and say 'you helped this happen,'" or Pat Robertson saying that the Haitians brought the 2010 earthquake on themselves because they made a "deal with the devil."
Wright a racist? He may well be. However, his message in that sermon was clear, and it's the same message espoused by Falwell and Robertson: If America (or
any
nation, for that matter) does not do the right thing or act according to God's wishes, He will damn that nation to pain and suffering and catastrophe. It's a view fully supported by the bible (witness the story of Sodom and Gomorrah).
Sorry, I do1c84n't buy any of it.
And by the way, Victoria Jackson is as dumb as a box of hammers, and batsh!t crazy in the bargain.
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